Where does “پیرمرد” come from?

پیرمرد (Persian) comes from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

پیرمرد (Persian): an old man

Definitions

  1. an old man

Ancestry of “پیرمرد”, step by step

پیرمرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردman; past stem of مردن
2Middle Persianmlt'—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹man, mortal man; human being
4Proto-Iranianmŕ̥tah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmŕ̥tasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Persian پیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیرold, aged; Pir, Sheikh; father
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas →